Battle of Narva (1919)
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| Battle of Narva | |||||||
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| Part of the Estonian War of Independence | |||||||
 Finnish volunteers in front of the Narva city hall after the capture of the city in January 1919 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Estonian-allied troops
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.svg){kind=small} Soviet Russia  Commune of the Working People of Estonia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Johan Pitka  Martin Ekström Anto Eskola |
Nikolai N. Ivanov | ||||||
The Battle of Narva took place on 18-19 January 1919 in Narva, Estonia between troops from the Red Army and Estonian and Estonian-allied troops.
Background[edit]
On 18 November 1918, the Estonian city of Narva was captured by the Russian Red Army during the Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919.[1]
Leading up to the 1919 battle of Narva, Estonia began to liberate the Russian-occupied territory.
On 17 January 1919, around 1,900 Estonian and Estonian-allied troops under the command of Johan Pitka, conducted an amphibious landing near Utria, a town west of Narva. The battle was an Estonian victory, repelling the 6th Rifle Division from the area, enabling the liberation of Narva starting on 18 January 1919.[2]
Course of the Battle[edit]
On 18 January 1919, Estonian and allied troops entered Narva around 17:00 EET.
Aftermath[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "7. Russia/Estonia (1905-1920)". uca.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ Jyri Kork (Ed.), Estonian War of Independence 1918–1920, Esto, Baltimore, 1988 (Reprint from Estonian War of Independence 1918–1920. Historical Committee for the War of Independence, Tallinn, 1938)
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